Published on in Vol 9, No 4 (2022): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/33450, first published .
Problematic Social Media Use in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Problematic Social Media Use in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Problematic Social Media Use in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Holly Shannon   1, 2 , BSc ;   Katie Bush   1 , BA ;   Paul J Villeneuve   2, 3 * , PhD ;   Kim GC Hellemans   2 * , PhD ;   Synthia Guimond   1, 2, 4 * , PhD

1 Department of Psychiatry, The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

2 Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada

3 School of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada

4 Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Synthia Guimond, PhD
  • Department of Psychiatry
  • The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research
  • University of Ottawa
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